FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, December 16, 2007Regular season · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · Box score
Warriors87
Pistons109
Q1 DET +1; Q2 DET +23; Q3 DET +20; Q4 DET +22
Final · Box score
Celtics90
Raptors77
Q1 BOS +10; Q2 BOS +14; Q3 BOS +17; Q4 BOS +13
Final · Box score
Blazers116
Nuggets105
Q1 POR +5; Q2 POR +12; Q3 POR +19; Q4 POR +11
Final · Box score
Clippers92
Lakers113
Q1 LAL +14; Q2 LAL +13; Q3 LAL +6; Q4 LAL +21
On this day · 2006–07Dec 16, 2006: 10 games. Top scorer: Dwyane Wade (Heat-Grizzlies), 41 points.
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The lead · Blazers-Nuggets

Portland makes it seven straight

Allen Iverson goes for 38 points

Game flow · POR margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+5+12+19+11POR AHEAD ↑DEN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers30313124116
Nuggets25242432105
Who led
Brandon RoyPoints, last 10 games: 10, 8, 4, 26, 25, 26, 16, 21, 29, 26POR26 PTS · 6 REB · 11 AST
Channing FryePoints, last 10 games: 15, 4, 2, 2, 6, 6, 10, 6, 5, 20POR20 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 26, 21, 26, 20, 51, 35, 23, 22, 30, 38DEN38 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 25, 23, 24, 30, 26, 23, 14, 32, 15, 19DEN19 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Lead changes
Blazers-Nuggets4
Warriors-Pistons3
Celtics-Raptors0
Clippers-Lakers0
The night in charts
Blazers-Nuggets combined for 221, 16 more than any other game
Points by game
Blazers-NuggetsBlazers 116, Nuggets 105
221
Clippers-LakersClippers 92, Lakers 113
205
Warriors-PistonsWarriors 87, Pistons 109
196
Celtics-RaptorsCeltics 90, Raptors 77
167
POR won the closest game by 11
Closest finishes
Blazers-NuggetsBlazers 116, Nuggets 105
+11 POR
Celtics-RaptorsCeltics 90, Raptors 77
+13 BOS
Clippers-LakersClippers 92, Lakers 113
+21 LAL
Warriors-PistonsWarriors 87, Pistons 109
+22 DET
Frye shot 10-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
FryePOR · 20 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
77% (10-13)
Kenyon MartinDEN · 14 PTS, 5 REB, 4 BLK, 3 AST
64% (7-11)
RondoBOS · 14 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB, 2 STL
58% (7-12)
PrinceDET · 23 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB
57% (8-14)
HamiltonDET · 13 PTS, 6 AST, 2 STL, 1 REB
55% (6-11)
Final · Blazers-Nuggets
Blazers 116Nuggets 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers30313124116
Nuggets25242432105
The story
Brandon Roy had 26 points and 11 assists as Portland beat Denver 116-105

Kenyon Martin led Denver with 14 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST 26 PTS, 11 AST, 6 REB · 11-27 FG, 0-4 3PT

The swing

The Trail Blazers won the second 31-24, their biggest quarter edge.

POR lead by quarter
200 +5+12+19+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Celtics-Raptors
Celtics 90Raptors 77
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics2723211990
Raptors1719182377
The story
Boston beat Toronto 90-77 behind 16 points from Kevin Garnett

Kris Humphries paced Toronto: 12 PTS, 9 REB 16 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST · 8-18 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

A 27-17 first quarter did the most damage for the Celtics.

BOS lead by quarter
200 +10+14+17+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Clippers-Lakers
Clippers 92Lakers 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers1529321692
Lakers29282531113
The story
Kobe Bryant's 32 points carried Los Angeles past Los Angeles, 113-92

For Los Angeles, Chris Kaman had 18 PTS, 16 REB, 3 AST 32 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST · 11-22 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

The fourth quarter, 31-16, was where the Lakers built it.

LAL lead by quarter
300 +14+13+6+21 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Corey Maggette was the fantasy play: 51.4 FPTS on 27 PTS, 7 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.1Season avg13.2Last 5

13.2 points a game over his last five games, against 6.1 in 21 earlier games. Today: 12 points in 20 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
31.8Season avg16.8Last 3

16.8 minutes a game over his last three games, against 31.8 in 23 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 18 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+29.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.6Season avg44.4Today

44 minutes today, against 14.6 a game in 18 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · Celtics-Raptors

Boston controls Toronto start to finish

Boston won 90–77, leading by as many as 17 at a break. Paul Pierce led Boston with 18 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists.

The whole night · final margins
POR over DEN11BOS over TOR13LAL over LAC21DET over GSW22Final margin, points. Pink = BOS over TOR.
Top performances

Allen Iverson leads the day with 38

Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 26, 21, 26, 20, 51, 35, 23, 22, 30, 38Nuggets-Blazers · L
25.9 PPG season to date · +12.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 35, 24, 28, 28, 20, 25, 28, 30, 21, 32Lakers-Clippers · W
27.2 PPG season to date · +5.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Corey MaggettePoints, last 10 games: 26, 19, 20, 23, 18, 24, 13, 23, 23, 27Clippers-Lakers · L
20.8 PPG season to date · +6.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high27 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Brandon RoyPoints, last 10 games: 10, 8, 4, 26, 25, 26, 16, 21, 29, 26Blazers-Nuggets · W
18.7 PPG season to date · +7.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 6 REB · 11 AST
Tayshaun PrincePoints, last 10 games: 20, 8, 23, 8, 4, 6, 19, 4, 17, 23Pistons-Warriors · W
14.4 PPG season to date · +9.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Channing FryePoints, last 10 games: 15, 4, 2, 2, 6, 6, 10, 6, 5, 20Blazers-Nuggets · W
6.7 PPG season to date · +13.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high20 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Travis OutlawPOR+5.8 18.3 last 10 · 12.5 season
Craig SmithMIN+4.3 15.9 last 10 · 11.6 season
Chris PaulNOH+3.9 25.4 last 10 · 21.5 season
Allen IversonDEN+3.3 29.2 last 10 · 25.9 season
DeShawn StevensonWAS+3.2 11.7 last 10 · 8.5 season
Cold
Eddy CurryNYK−4.8 9.9 last 10 · 14.7 season
Damien WilkinsSEA−3.7 8.5 last 10 · 12.2 season
Shaquille O'NealMIA−3.1 11.2 last 10 · 14.3 season
Baron DavisGSW−2.9 19.0 last 10 · 21.9 season
Devin HarrisDAL−2.9 10.1 last 10 · 13.0 season